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Alan Paton
“I have always found that actively loving
saves one from a morbid preoccupation
with the shortcomings of society.”
Alan Paton

Isaiah Berlin
“Freedom for the wolves has often meant death to the sheep.”
Isaiah Berlin

Brené Brown
“Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.”
Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

“Give a man a mask and he will show his true face”
- Oscar Wilde.

Aristotle
“Through discipline comes freedom.”
Aristotle

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